* <<G4M.0620>> Ghost In The Shell
Of course I'm annoyed that Scarlett Johansen is anchoring the 
upcoming GITS film, but it's not because she's white; it's because A) 
I don't think she's right for the part at all, and B) I'm simply 
annoyed that there's a live-action film being made.

When I was a kid, I used to get excited whenever a live-action film 
was being made of some comics or cartoon property that I liked. 
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Movie was a big deal. The Crow was a 
big deal. Batman was a big deal. But over the years, I've completely 
lost interest in movie adaptations of comics and cartoons. Why is 
that?

Part of it is the fact that I'm simply not interested in movies 
anymore, particularly action movies, *especially* special-effects 
movies.  Simulated large-scale destruction bores me, CGI "stunts" 
don't impress me, and the stories, scripts, and acting in these 
things is usually nothing to write home about. 

So, having already a negative impression of Hollywood action films, 
why would I be enthusiastic about that treatment being applied to a 
comic, animated film, and animated TV series that I really enjoyed? 

Actors, somehow, fail to make things more real for me. With a 
drawing, even a drawing with a disembodied human voice, I've got to 
use my imagination to fill-in the details, make it "real" in my mind. 

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